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Factory tow package by racer29
Apr 24, 2006 (1:02 pm)
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on an older 1997-1999 Tahoe/Yukon what did the factory tow package consist of?
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Re: Factory tow package [racer29] by tidester HOST
Apr 24, 2006 (3:56 pm)
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Replying to: racer29 (Apr 24, 2006 1:02 pm)

You'll probably have better luck getting a reply from owners if you post your message in Chevy Tahoe or GMC Yukon / Yukon Denali.
 
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Re: Factory tow package [racer29] by blckislandguy
Apr 25, 2006 (6:03 pm)
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Replying to: racer29 (Apr 24, 2006 1:02 pm)

Let me weigh in here with a little soap box sermon. The reason to buy a tow package is not necessarily to tow. Some "tow packages" in fact don't even include a hitch! The reason to buy the tow package is to get the life extending transmission oil coolers, better radiator, maybe even synthetic fluid all around (Jeep GC), maybe better shocks, etc. I think that tow packages are almost mandatory if anyone has any intention of keeping the vehicle.
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2004 Tahoe Towing by obrian
Oct 30, 2006 (6:53 am)
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Can anyone tell me what fuse ckt. number is for the 12 volts out on the on the factory trailer plug it the 7 wire round plug this is to supply power to the trailer brakes backup battery. Thanks
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Re: Factory tow package [blckislandguy] by darcher
Mar 11, 2007 (1:15 pm)
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Apr 25, 2006 6:03 pm)

I hadn't thought about it in that way but I'll tell you that Toyota does. Just bought a 2007 Rav4 with a "Tow Prep Package", and you can't even start towing with that.
Supposed to include an upgraded radiator, Fan-coupling, alternator and Pre-wiring. Not sure how to prove any of that! What it doesn't include is trailer wiring harness or hitch or anything that goes on a hitch.
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Factory tow package by dtown40
Mar 14, 2007 (6:49 pm)
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I just purchased a 2007 Rav 4 V6 with the tow package, and how I wish I had found this site sooner. I ve been on the phone with several toyota dealers, most of whom know nothing at all about the wiring harness issues. I cant wait to get the questionaire from Toyota, and let them know how I really feel now. It probably wont make any difference to them now that they ve sold me a car, but unless they do something about it, it will be my last Toyota purchase. This was pure deceptive advertising on their part, and I dont do business that way, nor do I expect it either. Maybe Toyota will do the right thing, only time will tell. This was my first Toyota purchase, and could be my last.
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Towing with Yukon 4.8 liter by wbernhardt
Mar 28, 2007 (3:29 pm)
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Replying to: dtown40 (Mar 14, 2007 6:49 pm)

I want to buy a 2003 Yukon with a 4.8 with 3.23 or 3.73 gears or 5.3 with 3.73 gears.
 
I am wondering if the 4.8 would pull 5,000 lbs or if I should go with a 5.3 liter.
 
Thank you.
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Re: Factory tow package [dtown40] by kimdvm1
May 06, 2007 (5:21 am)
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Replying to: dtown40 (Mar 14, 2007 6:49 pm)

Perhaps their brochures and dealers should be more clear, but towing packages have been like this for a long time. Some of them do include frame-mounted hitches, but only recently have more of them included full wiring. The wiring is easy to add, anyway. It is the transmission and engine cooler that are important to have before you start pulling much.
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Re: Towing with Yukon 4.8 liter [wbernhardt] by kimdvm1
May 06, 2007 (5:28 am)
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Replying to: wbernhardt (Mar 28, 2007 3:29 pm)

It depends how often you are going to pull and how fast you want to go. I had a horse trailer (about 4500 lbs loaded) that I used to pull with an S10 with a 4.3. It was acceptable because of the engine/transmission coolers, but you certainly couldn't go fast with it and it wouldn't have been fun to go far.
 
Our 2000 Denali has a 5.7 liter and pulled a 6000-lb camper on several trips. It worked that engine plenty hard, esp on hills. I would expect a 4.8 would be disappointing for anything except local pulling with that sort of weight.
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Re: Factory tow package [kimdvm1] by dtown40
May 06, 2007 (5:02 pm)
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Replying to: kimdvm1 (May 06, 2007 5:21 am)

I got lucky with this issue and the dealer. When I told them that I wasnt happy about how they didnt make it clear what the Towing Package included, and that I would have to say something about it in the Toyota survey, they promptly installed the wiring harness at NO Charge. It saved me about 175.00 and they knew they didnt explain things like they should have. The dealer stepped up to the plate and made a satisfied customer. Great Job Toyota of Dallas.

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